Im SOOO MAD!!!

I had intended on working on my blog tonight.... until I couldn't do anything on my laptop! Nothing!! For some reason the security screen is not working so I am not able to navigate around deleting photos or adding new ones. I will work on that sometime this week, I am way tired so try me again in a few days. Hope all is well- love and hugs- Shannon

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

I know it has been a while ( sorry Barbs!) but we Wallick's have been a busy family. Monday the 4th we drove into the city to see the Braves play against the Mets. It was soo much fun- especially since we decided to not sit in our seats!(nose bleed sec)The game wasn't crowded at all- (it had rained all day but cleared up just in time for the game)so we sat in seats super close to the field. It was so fun! Makenzie got up and danced around and got on the Jumbo Tron! Later- her and I got on it together! It was a good time! Cinco De Mayo found us at Parker's school helping the class celebrate with a "build your own taco" party. Parker was so excited to see us there-it was fun to see his independence. We celebrated Taylor's 7th Birthday on May 8th. Of course her morning had us all up celebrating with a pancake breakfast before school, and a bubble party at school. Later on-we went to Marist and watched Spencer play his championship baseball game and then off to dinner. Of course Julie hooked her up and treated her like a princess! The next day was P-Day! Party express! Our very kind friend Kay set up her big bounce house, we set up a shade, and the party began! It was a fun time- those little girls can eat! We had a chocolate fountain with bananas, strawberries, and marshmallows,blueberry fizz drink, Pizza, and in lieu of a cake- ice cream cups! (Taylor is NOT a cake girl- so the take home boxes each had a cupcake) We decorated book markers with hearts and flowers and each girl made their mom a tissue flower! Hands down it was fun to watch them in the bounce house and watch the girls compete in the freeze dance. Taylor loved it and we absolutely love her! Thank you to Barb for helping with the party and especially Julie who stayed way after to do art stuff with Tay while we cleaned up! We are looking forward to this weekend because Grandma's coming! The next big thing Makenzies big stage debut! Remember this... "Charity is the True Love of Christ!" Love and Hugs- P.s- Hi Cindy- Love ya!

Dancing With Myself.....

What a fun busy week we had for the last week of April! Between school work, and family time- Adam and I were able to get a lot of things done as far as him - with work and myself- with doing things around the house. We both ran in a 5k on Saturday that benefited ALS... and I am VERY excited to report that I came in ahead of him! It was a tough course, with a total of 3 hills. The first was okay- second- little harder and the last and final was a killer! Thank goodness Alex (a very seasoned runner) came back down the hill and pumped me up to make it to the top of the final hill! (He ran it in under 20- he is the owner of the running store we shop at and his store sponsored the race) Once at the top- I realized it was the final stretch... I kicked it into overdrive, and passed quite a few people on the way to the finish line. I shaved ALMOST 3 WHOLE MINUTES off my last time. I was Dancing With Myself! I came it at 30:27 and boy did it feel good! Adam was not very happy- as he set out to beat me. I set out to only beat myself, and I'm glad I did it! After our race we headed home to clean up and get Parker to his first baseball game. He is on the Miracle League team which is specifically for handicapped kids. Each player has a buddy- (high school students from baseball teams in the county) who helps with batting and catching. Parker loved it and loved that he was out there playing the game. On Monday night we are going to the Braves vs the Mets! We are so excited! After his game- Taylor and I had a date- to see The Hannah Montana Movie. It was a cute movie and it was even more cute to see Taylor and her friend singing to all the songs and dancing in their seats. All and all- it was a great busy week and it ended perfectly with Stake Conference today. (in which we had to drive 45 minutes to get to!) Remember... Every Member a Missionary! Have a great week!! Love and Hugs...

CouchKickers Unite!!

 

So my big secret is that for the last 6 weeks I have been taking a "From the Couch to a 5K" class. The final day of class was the "Jay Cullens-Memorial-Share the Road 5K". (The photo of me with an older woman is his widow- and she is so sweet!) I have always wanted to run.. and I finally am able to really do it! I joined the class and recruited my friend Barbara. We worked hard and although I personally didn't do as good as I thought I would, I am still glad that I DID IT! We had two hills to climb.. one in the middle and one at the end. The end one about did me in, as I thought I was seriously going to go into cardiac arrest! Thank Goodness Barbara was there to say "you got this". After making it up the hill and fighting the demons in my legs which were shouting "can't go on!", I realized that I had made it!! I could see the light at the end of the tunnel, so we kicked it into overdrive! I remember Barb asking me if I was "OK" and me saying "no- let's finish"- we came in at 33:13! So we weren't the first, but we were NOT the last! I was really hoping to come in under or around 30 minutes but since this was the first time- I will just keep trying for better! It was cool to have people cheering us on- especially when I yelled "it's our first time ever!" I have met some amazing people, and I hope that we all can continue to meet up and run as a group again in upcoming events. That is the plan.. as we were all first timers and are hooked. I am looking forward to this upcoming week and the training... Adam and I are running a 5k this Saturday. All I hope to do is.... blow him out of the water! Love and Hugs....

Our Special Athlete!

We had a great week, especially with our stud boy Parker. He was able to participate in the Special Olympics on Friday. It was an all day event and I gotta tell you... it was AMAZING!! The athletes were from all over Forsyth county and included students from elementary, middle, and high school. Each individual athlete was assigned a "buddy" to be with them the entire time. Parker had a cute high school senior named Jillian. She was so excited to have him again since he was also her buddy for the Valentines Dance. She was very cute with him and was so sweet. They even opened the games up with a prayer! Kinda felt like good ol Utah. The opening song was "We're all in this Together" from High School Musical. Parker danced his heart out! For the first half of the Games, half the athletes were sent to the gym to play games while the other half competed and then they switched. We followed Parker to the gym and watched him play games, and dance to hit songs. He even did a guitar solo (laying on his back of course) to the song- "Life is a Highway" from the "Cars" movie. When it was finally Parker's turn to compete he was so excited. He competed in the tennis ball throw, the soccer kick, and the fun run. He took first in the throw, and kick but second in the run. In the end, he was given the overall FIRST PLACE AWARD in his division of 6 athletes. He was so excited- especially when his named was called. I will upload video as soon as I can, but just know that it was absolutely precious! I really love living here and being able to see our kids do all these wonderful things!